Relax, he is going to be 32, the time has come..

We knew the day was going to come where he just couldn't do it at the same level as the Top guys, and I think the AO showed it.

He could have lost to Tsonga, and was basically running the entire time on defense. Then, in the Murray match he had nothing left in the 5th. He just doesn't have the ability to play at a high level over 5 sets anymore. I am not really upset. I accept it, and thank him for the records he has set and the amazing finals he has put forth against the best of every generation he has played in. He'll win some Masters and maybe get to some more GS finals but I really saw a MARKED decrease in his level this year at the AO, and I think anyone would have to be blind to not agree.

Dude i hate the living guts out of Federer and want to see him lose every match but i assure you he is not done he will continue to give murray and djokovic tough matches and he would sweep a major or 2 Federer is basically right in their with murray and djokovic

How about just a fair draw for a change? How about Fed getting Ferrer instead of Djokovic getting him?

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well fed is asking that very question. he's had his share of dream draws. the odds are catching up with him. the question is now if he keeps playing his H2H agains the other big 3 are gonna look weak. djok may end up with 10 slams.

well fed is asking that very question. he's had his share of dream draws. the odds are catching up with him. the question is now if he keeps playing his H2H agains the other big 3 are gonna look weak. djok may end up with 10 slams.

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well last I checked 17>10 so that doesn't worry me and I doubt Federer's losing any sleep over it either. It's all gravy from here on out.

Fed fans we've had a great run... a slam is going to be the exception rather than the rule.

If he doesn't get another one, i'm 100% satisfied with his career... if he does get one more, that's fantastic as well! If he actually got 2-3 more it would just be an embarrassment of riches for his spoiled fan base.

Exactly! I think it was because of a bad back as evidenced by him wearing that compression undershirt throughout the tournament. If his back issues go away and he gets his serve back - WATCH OUT! Federer almost never gets out-served in a match, not even by Roddick, ever, but both Murray and Tsonga easily out-served him in this tournament.

He just needs to keep making semis. You never know when someone will be out injured, someone will fall early, someone will have an off day or — best yet — Roger brings out the magic like he did at last Wimbledon.

We knew the day was going to come where he just couldn't do it at the same level as the Top guys, and I think the AO showed it.

He could have lost to Tsonga, and was basically running the entire time on defense. Then, in the Murray match he had nothing left in the 5th. He just doesn't have the ability to play at a high level over 5 sets anymore. I am not really upset. I accept it, and thank him for the records he has set and the amazing finals he has put forth against the best of every generation he has played in. He'll win some Masters and maybe get to some more GS finals but I really saw a MARKED decrease in his level this year at the AO, and I think anyone would have to be blind to not agree.

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I think the surface was his enemy as well. They sped it up from last years extremely slow to this years very slow but nowhere enough still. Roger needs to be able to penetrate with winners. On this court it is very difficult to do that. Suits younger guys who can run all day. Tennis with this slowing down of surfaces is becoming a kind of ping pong.

You need some perspective and change expectations. He made the semi's with such a tough draw. He clearly was not 100% for the Murray match. He came out wearing his vest. He has been having back problems but he doesn't complain and make a big deal of it.

He still took Murray to 5 sets when he looked like he didn't have much left in the tank at the age of 31.

Given the right draw and conditions he is going to win one or two more grand slams.

No secret that the Fed man is a living legend in the sport, he's still competing at the highest level, and just lost in the Aus. Open semis after playing (according to the talking heads) the first back-to-back five-setters of his entire career.

Good luck with that omnicient declaration that he's all done. My prediction: repeat that one long enough and you'll eventually be right!!!

Exactly! I think it was because of a bad back as evidenced by him wearing that compression undershirt throughout the tournament. If his back issues go away and he gets his serve back - WATCH OUT! Federer almost never gets out-served in a match, not even by Roddick, ever, but both Murray and Tsonga easily out-served him in this tournament.

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You can have bad serving days without being injured. I'm sure if you go through the archives you'll see Federer has had bad serving days in the past when he wasn't injured.

You can have bad serving days without being injured. I'm sure if you go through the archives you'll see Federer has had bad serving days in the past when he wasn't injured.

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Perhaps for one match in a tournament and even that was rare. At this AO, Federer served poorly in EVERY match. He also wore that compression undershirt in every match to help his back, which he has never done before.

Perhaps for one match in a tournament and even that was rare. At this AO, Federer served poorly in EVERY match. He also wore that compression undershirt in every match to help his back, which he has never done before.